01 Record
CVE-2014-8835
The xpc_data_get_bytes function in libxpc in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not verify that a dictionary's Attributes key has the xpc_data data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The xpc_data_get_bytes function in libxpc in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not verify that a dictionary's Attributes key has the xpc_data data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-01-30 11:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-14
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8b248014ba22405fae84ff36ace01d62ce40f9597ceda20072064eb13103f724
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
- www.securitytracker.com1031650http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
- www.exploit-db.com35742http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/HT204244
- code.google.comhttps://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121
- www.securityfocus.com71992http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacosx-cve20148835-priv-esc(100530)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html